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Lux Z is becoming one of the most successful
show jumpers of his era. Under Italian rider Jerry Smit, Lux
Z has had an outstanding career to date including a phenomenal
2000 season when they won the Cannes 2000 Pulsar Crown, earning
an extra $800,000 dollars for their efforts. They placed fourth
in the Spruce Meadows Du Maurier, the richest show jumping
event in the world, placed in the top ten in the World Cup
Finals and competed at the Sydney Olympics.
Lux Z's KWPN-approved sons include Nobility
(Lux Z x Wagenaar) and Niveau ( Lux Z x Calvados). He also
sired the Westphalian-approved stallion, Lupicor (Lux Z x
Pilot). Other promising offspring include the first and second-placed
horses in Holland's Young Mare Championships in 1998. In 1999
the champion of the FPP jumping competition was a Luz Z son.
His daughter Tieni (Lux Z x Wagenaar) was the 2000 KWPN foal
champion and an older daughter finished second in the mare
championships.
Lux Z is by Lord Calando, sire of additional
approved sons, including Lordship and Bavaria Luchs. Lord
Calando is a superb example of the Lord and Calando I combination,
two of Schleswig-Holstein's top jumping lines. Lord's lifetime
progeny earnings exceed 3 million DM and include some of the
world's top show jumpers, such as Top Seed (Anne Kursinski),
Indeed (Anne Kursinski), Lord Caletto and others.
Lord Calando's dam, Perra, is also the
dam of the highly ranked Zangersheide stallion Carthago Z.
Perra's dam Kerrin was a successful show jumper in her own
right. Her sire Calando I was the 1984 German Champion. As
a sire he produced the internationally ranked show jumpers
Conejo, Canada's top-ranked show jumper in 2002 under Karen
Cudmore.
Lux Z's dam is Apocalypte Z by Ahorn Z,
a son of Alme. Ahorn Z is a top progenitor of show jumping
talent, having sire of Acord I, ridden by Hap Hansen and sire
of America I, Activ and many others. Out of the legendary
Heureka Z, a show jumper in her own right, Ahorn Z is a full
brother to Argentina Z, dam of two-time Olympic gold medallist
and World Champion, Ratina Z. In addition, Argentina Z is
the dam of Rebel I Z (sire of grand prix jumpers Ravenna Z
and Millcreek Roseanne).
Further back in Lux Z's dam's pedigree
we find Caletto I. He is the top-ranked Holsteiner stallion
and sire of such greats as Virtual Village Calvaro Z, Opstalan
Roofs and Hidden Creek Charmant. In 1983 Caletto I was a team
bronze medallist at the European Championships in Hickstead
and was the most successful German horse competing in Nations'
Cup classes. Caletto I is the full brother to the deceased
superstar Caletto II who sired Olympic gold medallist Classic
Touch and other greats such as Caretino.
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